Car Model Guide/ Ford/ Fiesta/ B299/ 1.6 TDCi

1.6 TDCi T1DA

The volume Focus diesel, shared with the PSA group. It's economical and adequate, and its weak point is the turbo oil feed, which cokes up if oil changes are skipped and takes the turbo with it.

Overview

The 1.6 TDCi is the T1DA diesel version of the Ford Fiesta hatchback (B299), sold 2008–2017 with 95 PS and manual_5. Demands diligence at level 3. The turbo oil feed cokes up when oil changes are skipped, and the turbo fails after it. 4 failure modes are recorded against its engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components. Prices on this page are illustrative placeholders rather than a sourced market sample. See the methodology for how the bands are derived.

Ford Fiesta hatchback (B299) · photo FORD FIESTA 5 DOOR HATCHBACK (B299) China by Dinkun Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Power95 PS

Torque205 Nm

Years2008–2017

Fueldiesel

DriveFWD

EnginesT1DA

Biggest risks

Ranked by probability × repair cost. 4 recorded in total.

52Demands diligence

PowerShift dry-clutch shudder (automatic cars)€900–€2,200checkable
DPF clogging and forced regeneration€250–€1,800partly checkable
Turbo oil feed blockage€300–€1,500partly checkable

Risk level −22 · Likely spend vs price −26 · all issues →

System by system9 systems reviewed · 6 with no recurring fault reported

Engine✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Fuel system✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Turbo & intake⚠ attentionTurbo oil feed blockage, €300–€1,500.

Cooling✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Emissions⚠ attentionDPF clogging and forced regeneration, €250–€1,800.+1 more in this system

Transmission⚠ attentionPowerShift dry-clutch shudder (automatic cars), €900–€2,200.

Electrics✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Suspension & brakes✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Body & interior✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Pre-facelift or facelift, this engine spans both

The same badge either side of the changeover. Bands are split at the facelift year from the generation record.

Phase	Years	Low	Average	High	Good buy	What differs
pre Pre-facelift	2008–2011	€3,600	€5,800	€9,000	€4,700	The specification the car launched with.
LCI Facelift (LCI)	2012–2017	€3,900	€6,300	€9,800	€5,100	New nose with the larger grille; 1.0 EcoBoost replaced much of the petrol range; Revised interior and infotainment

Known issues, ranked by expected cost

Faults recorded against this engine, its components and its chassis, ranked by likelihood × repair cost. Costs are indicative ranges with a stated labour basis.

PowerShift dry-clutch shudder (automatic cars)B299 body€900–€2,200

Shuddering as the car pulls away, jerky low-speed shifts, and a warning or a refusal to select a gear in later stages. The dry dual-clutch unit fitted to automatic cars wears its clutch pack and its control module, and both were the subject of extended warranty and service programmes. Manual cars are unaffected, so this only matters if the car in front of you is an automatic.

Check: On an automatic, drive slowly through a car park feeling for shudder as it takes up drive, then ask what clutch or module work has been done. On a manual there's nothing here to check.

TransmissioncommonDetectable at viewingevidence: manufacturer60–140k km

DPF clogging and forced regenerationDPF€250–€1,800

Warning light, limp mode, oil level rising above the maximum mark from fuel dilution. The filter needs sustained hot running to regenerate. A car used for short urban trips never completes a regeneration cycle.

Check: Read the DPF soot load and the distance since the last regeneration on a scan tool, and check the engine oil level and smell it for diesel. Ask what the car was used for. A short-trip city diesel is the wrong car regardless of mileage.

EmissionscommonPartly detectableevidence: documented120–250k km

Turbo oil feed blockageT1DA 1.6 TDCi€300–€1,500

A whine or rattle from the turbo under load, loss of power, blue smoke and eventually a boost fault. The same narrow oil feed as its PSA sibling, and the same outcome. Skipped oil changes coke the pipe, the turbo bearing starves, and debris can be drawn through the engine afterwards.

Check: Read the oil-change record first, then listen for a whine on boost and look for oil in the intercooler pipework.

Turbo & intakecommonPartly detectableevidence: documented100–180k km

EGR cooler leakEGR cooler€400–€1,000

Coolant loss with no visible external leak, white smoke, sweet smell. The EGR cooler cracks internally and leaks coolant into the intake. BMW recalled affected diesels over a fire risk from glycol deposits igniting.

Check: Check coolant level and look for unexplained top-ups in the service history. Verify the recall was carried out. It's free and searchable by VIN.

EmissionsoccasionalPartly detectableevidence: manufacturer120–250k km

Ranked by probability × repair cost, not by how loudly a failure is discussed. Inherited from the engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components, each written once.

Pre-purchase inspection

The same issue records, reordered into the sequence you can actually check them in: cold start, static, drive, paperwork.

4 checks · saved in this browser ·

1On the driveInclude low-speed manoeuvring, not just an open road.

PowerShift dry-clutch shudder (automatic cars)On an automatic, drive slowly through a car park feeling for shudder as it takes up drive, then ask what clutch or module work has been done. On a manual there's nothing here to check.

2PaperworkOn these cars the folder is most of the value.

Turbo oil feed blockageRead the oil-change record first, then listen for a whine on boost and look for oil in the intercooler pipework.EGR cooler leakCheck coolant level and look for unexplained top-ups in the service history. Verify the recall was carried out. It's free and searchable by VIN.

3OBD scanMandatory. A seller who refuses a scan has answered the question.

DPF clogging and forced regenerationRead the DPF soot load and the distance since the last regeneration on a scan tool, and check the engine oil level and smell it for diesel. Ask what the car was used for. A short-trip city diesel is the wrong car regardless of mileage.

Mileage and servicing

What the odometer does and doesn't tell you here, plus the service items whose neglect causes the expensive failures above.

This engine covers big distances happily when the oil has been changed on time. A stretched-interval car at half the mileage is the worse buy, because the damage has already started by the time anything is audible.

Service item	Interval	Cost
Engine oil and filter Stretched changes coke the turbo oil feed, which is this engine's defining fault.	10,000–15,000 km	€80–130
Cambelt and water pump Belt failure bends valves.	160,000 km or 10 years	€450–700

What to pay

What this engine sells for, against the median of every engine in the chassis. All figures are illustrative placeholders. See the basis chips.

median €6.0k

€3.6k€4.7k€9.8k

Cheapfind the reasonGood buyif it checks outFairnormal moneyOverpricedneeds justifying

Asking price (€)Mileage (km)

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United States vs Europe

1 EUR = 1.08 USD · 2026-07

🇪🇺 Europe · EUR€4,700band €3,600–€9,800

🇺🇸 United StatesNot sold1.6 TDCi T1DA was never a US-market car

What that meansNo US band exists to compare. Any car you find there's a private import, parts and specialist knowledge are thinner, and the price says more about import cost than about the market.

US figures are the EU band converted at a stated rate. No US market differential is modelled: we hold no sourced US asking prices, and inventing one would be worse than saying so. What the comparison does show for real is availability. Most of this range was never sold in the US.

ModelFord Fiesta 1.6 TDCi
ChassisB299
EngineT1DA
Years2008–2017
MarketCentral EU
Windowrolling 12 months to 2026-07

Good buy at or under the marker · Median asking price · bar spans the 10th to 90th percentile · dashed line is the b299 median, all 3 engines

Good buy isn't the same as cheapest. The good-buy figure assumes the known failure items are either done with receipts or verifiably not yet due. Full breakdown by facelift phase →

Buyer notes

Our judgement, kept separate from the records it's built on.

Our read, not a record

The 1.6 TDCi is shared with PSA and it's a genuinely economical thing in a car this light. Read the oil-change record before you drive it, since a coked feed pipe starves the turbo bearing and debris then travels onward. Listen for a whine on boost and check the intercooler pipework for oil. So take the petrol if your journeys are short, because a small diesel used in town gives you a filter problem instead of a fuel saving.

Everything above this line comes from the issue and specification records. This paragraph is our judgement on top of them. See how we reach it.

Full specification

Manufacturer figures for this engine and body, as recorded in the variant and engine data.

Engine code	T1DA 1.6 TDCi
Configuration	I4, turbocharged · 1560 cc
Fuel / injection	diesel · common rail
Model years	2008–2017
Facelift phase	Sold either side of the 2012 facelift, 2008–2011 pre, 2012–2017 LCI
Power / torque	95 PS · 205 Nm
Transmissions	5-speed manual
Gearbox families
Drivetrain	FWD
Economy (real-world)	3.8–4.8 l/100 km mixed
Markets	EU